So, you work for someone who trains you to do single-engine approaches in an MD-11...at MGW in severe icing too I suppose?


While we may in the near future see entry-level pilots who grew up in a glass 172, most of the folks in the industry today can fly steam guages with no FD, AP, AT, GPS, or moving map.

I believe our justification as pilots is our judgement, experience, and leadership skills. The technical aspects, while often challenging, are not the defining aspect. My personal concern with the "flight academies" is that they provide jobs for many kids, often wealthy, who would have gotten weeded out of the Military/CFI/Night Freight tracks. These people usually don't acquire character, judgement, experience, and leadership skills in college/flight academy, and have missed the phase of their career where they would have the opportunity to learn these things. Some may figure it out as FO's, but some don't.

I think all 121 pilots should hold an ATP, period.